In article , Sacha
writes
in article , David
at David @chapelllhouse.demon.co.uk wrote on
21/9/03 6:50 pm:

In article , Sacha
writes
This is not true. If it were, there wouldn't be even the glimmering of a
beginning to control their use. Of course leylandii are problem plants in
urban and suburban use.

I think the cases that have been highlighted are so extreme that it was
felt something had to be done, look at the numbers though Sacha, the
problems are very much in the minority.

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Look at the numbers, David and tell me of ONE other single hedging plant
being considered for legislative action because of its antisocial use. Just
one.

Why have they called it the high hedges bill then and not the tall
Leylandii bill? I still say its the extreme nature of the few cases that
have forced the call for action rather than the quantity
--
David